Ashoka's International Blogs

Submitted by In The Quest To Make A Difference, 'A Path Appears' by Nicholas Kristof and Cheryl WuDunn on Thu, October 16, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
10/16/14
"Everyone wants to "make a difference" but with an overwhelming array of charitable causes and organizations, the question is:how? Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn set out to find the...

Submitted by In The Quest To Make A Difference, 'A Path Appears' by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on Thu, October 16, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
10/16/14
"A Path Appears," by Nicholas D Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn is about making a difference here and abroad. According to its publisher it is a sweeping tapestry of people who are using...

Submitted by New Report: Technology drives change. How does social innovation drive technology? on Thu, September 18, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
09/18/14
Join a community of innovators making the most of information and communication technologies to create social impact and change the world!How do YOU use ICT to create social impact?"ICT for the sake of ICT...

Submitted by Be Part of the Solution: How You Can Help Young People in Africa Find Jobs -- And Purpose on Tue, September 16, 2014

Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
09/16/14
Young people everywhere crave having a purpose in our rapidly changing world. This has serious social, economic, and political implications for the sub-Saharan Africa region because it is on track...

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
09/10/14
Editor's Note: Below is a Q&A with Timothy J. McClimon is president of the American Express Foundation and vice president for Corporate Social Responsibility, American Express. Read...

Submitted by Entrepreneurship is What You Do. You Learn by Doing It. Q&A with Irwin Zahn, CEO and Chairman, Moxie Foundation on Tue, September 2, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
09/02/14
Irwin Zahn founded General Staple Company in 1954 in the garment district of New York City. This initial concept grew into a global electronic interconnect company, later named Autosplice, Inc. and moved...

Submitted by The Most Important Teaching Skill in the History of the Universe on Mon, August 25, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
08/25/14
Editor’s Note: Names of children in this article have been changed for children’s privacy.
...and a new tool that will help you build and practice it!
Gloria Perez smiled as she closed down the snack-...

Submitted by 5 Ways You Can Be A Game Changer For Learning on Fri, August 15, 2014

Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
08/15/14
We have to change the way the next generation of children learn, think and interact with people and the environment (both built and natural).
“This world requires a new paradigm for growing up and...

Submitted by Innovative Leaders in the Ashoka Support Network Conceive a Future Shaped by Cross-Sector Collaboration on Thu, July 17, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
07/17/14
Editor's Note: This article was written by Daniel Schiff who works with the Ashoka Support Network Team at Ashoka.
It would be impossible to solve the world’s most difficult problems without collaboration...

Submitted by Storytellers in Residence - An elected community hosted by Ashoka and partners on Mon, June 30, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
06/30/14
People take time out and recruit themselves to accomplish extraordinary things. Around the world, 3,000 leading social entrepreneurs ("Ashoka Fellows") have taken this leap into the unknown, driven by a...

Submitted by Yoga in Africa- Transforming Young Minds, Hearts, and Livelihoods on Thu, June 19, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
06/19/14
“Wellness” a multifaceted and multi-billion dollar industry in many countries across the west. This “industry” is only starting to emerge in various countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Diseases like...

Submitted by From Inmates to Ambassadors of Change on Wed, June 18, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
06/18/14
Nafisika Trust aims to help young people in Kenyan prisons to become ambassadors of change, not of crime.Vickie Wambura Wamonje founded Nafisika Trust after discovering that Kenyan prisoners were...

Submitted by Getting Our Hands Dirty: Social Innovators Show How Healthy Soil Makes Healthy People on Wed, May 21, 2014

Submitted by: Tsega Belachew on
05/21/14
Editor's Note: This article was written by David Strelneck who has advised and helped lead initiatives with Ashoka Fellows in rural and environmental innovations worldwide...